The Philippine Football Team isn't just getting support from Pinoys watching straight from the bleachers for their game tonight against Mongolia; Pinoys on Twitter are also expressing their support for the Azkals!

In fact, online support has been so immense that the hashtag related to the Azkals (#azkals) has just made it to Twitter's Top Trending Topics list;

TP Trivia: A topic or keyword achieves worlwide trending status on Twitter when it receives a considerable volume of related Tweets from across the planet.

UPDATE: Emil 'Chieffy' Caligdong, left winger of the Azkals, has just scored a three-hit goal for the team, giving the team a 1-0 lead! Following the feat, Caligdong likewise achieved worldwide trending status on Twitter;

UPDATE as of 8:58 PM, February 9, 2010: With Phil Younghusband getting another goal for the Azkals, the Philippines team has finally sealed its victory against the Mongolian squad. Oh, and Younghusband is also a trending topic on Twitter;